setback(sĕtʹbăk´) noun. An unanticipated or sudden check in progress; a change from better to worse, halangan, rintangan; (something that makes one’s position not as good as before) tergendala: after many set-backs, he finally established himself as an accountant, setelah menghadapi berbagai-bagai halangan akhirnya dia berjaya menjadi seorang akauntan; in spite of some early set-backs, the business is now on a sound footing, walaupun pada mulanya terdapat beberapa halangan, perniagaan itu kini bertapak dengan kukuh; our project suffered a serious set-back when three of our editors resigned, projek kami tergendala setelah tiga orang editor meletakkan jawatan.